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Two people killed in Utah wildfire

NEOLA, Utah -- Two people who were working in a hay field died when they were overcome by a wildfire burning in eastern Utah.

Three people were working in the field Friday when they were caught by the fire, said Louis Haynes, a spokesman for the Uintah Basin Interagency Fire Center.

The fire's cause still was unknown Saturday as crews worked to contain the blaze.

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